Bougainvillia principis (Steenstup, 1850)
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Family:  Bougainvilliidae ()
Max. size:  1 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 250 m
Distribution:  Arctic, Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific. Subtropical to polar.
Diagnosis:  Bell measures 10 mm high and wide; manubrium varies from pink to white, with 4 very distinctive dichotomously-branched oral tentacles; 4 radial canals; 4 tentacle bulbs, each bearing similar tentacles (<60) and with its own dark ocellus; transparent umbrella (Ref. 2376).
Biology:  Meroplanktonic (Ref. 120471). Fairly short-lived, occurring in late spring or summer and feeding especially on barnacle nauplii; preyed on by Aequorea sp. and other medusivorous hydromedusae (Ref. 2376).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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